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1

Which of the following are new and excitingis an example of how teachers and students use computers in today's classroom?
A)Posting pictures from field trips on a website.
B)Using an interactive whiteboard to show the class what is on the teacher's computer.
C)Learning a foreign language from a teacher at a remote site.
D)All of the above.
2

This earliest known device to produce numerical calculations is the:
A)Punched-card loom.
B)Abacus.
C)Analytical Engine.
D)Calculator.
3

Which one of these early calculation tools is still used today?
A)Punched-card loom
B)Analytical Engine
C)Napier's Bones
D)Abacus
4

Who was the first computer programmer?
A)Ada Lovelace
B)Charles Babbage
C)Herman Hollerith
D)Grace Hopper
5

When did modern computer age begin?
A)1900
B)1987
C)1895
D)1944
6

The first generation of computers used:
A)Transistors.
B)Microprocessors.
C)Vacuum tubes.
D)Integrated circuits.
7

Which two inventors founded Apple, the company that premiered its first computer in the 1970s?
A)Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
B)John Von Neumann and Steve Wozniak
C)Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
8

Fifth-generation computers feature:
A)The introduction of the integrated circuit.
B)Artificial intelligence and the Internet.
C)The introduction of the integrated circuit, artificial intelligence, and parallel processing.
D)Transistors and vacuum tubes.
9

Artificial intelligence is not used for:
A)Data storage.
B)Medical diagnoses.
C)Tutoring systems.
D)Games.
10

Which generation of computer delivers gigahertz speeds and uses millions of transistors?
A)Third-generation
B)Fourth-generation
C)Fifth generation
D)Sixth-generation
11

Which data storage system, currently under development, is in the form of laser cards that can hold terabytes of information?
A)Zip disk
B)DVD-ROM disc
C)Digital audio tape
D)Holographic storage
12

Which problem (or problems) listed below is associated with the vacuum tube:
A)It was bulky and expensive.
B)It burned out continually
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
13

Teachers and students are spending less time in the classroom because:
A)Students are smarter now that they use computers.
B)Schools have developed instruction in business settings:
C)Online courses are available.
D)More classes are taking place in computer labs.
14

Large-scale integration (LSI):
A)Put hundreds of thousands of transistors on a single chip.
B)Put thousands of computers into the schools.
C)Was not a successful development.
D)made computers more user-friendly.
15

VisiCalc was a:
A)Word processor.
B)Database.
C)Math tutorial.
D)Spreadsheet.





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